Rostock

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The Rostock, owned by the East German Deutsche Seereederei, of Rostock, is a shelter-deck ship built by Warnow Werft. Warnemunde, in 1967, her tonnages being (closed sd) 8,661 gross, 4,999 net, 10,130 summer deadweight; (open shelter deck) 5,639 gross tons, 3,076 net, 8,130 summer deadweight. Her dimensions are 492 ft. 7 in. x 66 ft. 3 in. x 23 ft. 10 in. She has one deck and a shelter deck, and there are five holds. A motorship of 5,850 b.h.p., she has a speed of 17 knots and is on the Rostock-Calcutta service.SG E1415

[D. v. Nieuwenhuijzen]

Built in 1967 by VEB Warnow Werft, Warnemünde, #201, for Deutfracht Seereederei, Rostock.
General Cargo, type XD, open/closed shelterdeck, Gt:5364/8501, Nt:2962/5048, Dw:8210/10.080, Loa:150,09m. Lbpp:138m. B:20,25m. Depth:11,69m. Draught:7,26/8,20m. 8 cyl. MAN/DMR diesel:11.200 hp. (8238 kW.) 17½ kn. 5 holds, 1 crane SWL:5 tons, 1 derrick SWL:60 tons, 2-14 tons, 4-8 tons and 6-5 tons, pass:6, IMO.6710633.
In 1994 sold to Aspatria Shipping, Kingston, St. Vincent, renamed in BERYTUS, converted into a semi containership in Constanza, Romania, Gt:8606, Nt:4033, Dw:10.150.
in 1995 sold to Canada Metz Lines S.A.L., Kingston, St. Vincent, renamed in METZ BEIRUT, 2000 renamed in AQABA EXPRESS, scrapped in Alang, India.
(Germany Democratic Republic 1971, 2 pf. StG.E1415)
LR88/89 + 97/98 + internet

[aukepalmhof]

03 August 2000 arrived at Alang for scrapping.